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2002 Vallegre Porto Late Bottled Vintage Vista Alegre - Portugal, Douro, Porto (9/22/2009)
Cracked this last night for just a small glass before bed time. No time for decanting last night so I just recorked it and tossed it into the fridge after the one glass. Today I’ve got time for more than a glass though and I am glad about that. A deep opaque purple is more reminiscent of a Vintage Port than an LBV. A big fragrant nose of dark berries and chocolate tickle the nose and keep it planted there for a good long time. After the initial wave of blackberries slide across the tongue a massive wave of tannins pucker the mouth. Just when you think you’ve had enough of the tannins a healthy dose of milk chocolate comes forward and leads the way into a long blueberry finish. This has a lot going on for an LBV and sadly I drank it way too early. If you happen to own some, put them away for another 10 years. I wish this was available in the States so I could buy more, as this was my only bottle.
92+ points
09/22/09 (92 pts.)
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